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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

SAMUEL I-I. THOMPSON, OF SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA, AND EUCLID M. COOKE, OFSl/VEPSONVILLE, NORTH OAROLNA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO 'WILLIAM I.JORDAN, OF SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA.

' CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,759, dated January5, 1892.

Application filed November 28. 1890. Serial No. 372,900- (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: of Fig. 6. Fig. 16 is adetail perspectiveview 5o Be it known that we, SAMUEL I-I. THOMP- of the rider or folder.Fig. 17 is ahorizontal sON, ot' South Boston, Halifax county,Virsectional view on line 17 17 of Fig. 7. Fig. ginia, and EUOLID M.COOKE, of Swepsonville, 18 is a vertical sectional view on line 18 18 otin the county of Alamance and State of North Fig. 17, the parts beingshown as in the dotted Carolina, citizens of the United States, haveposition in Fig. 17. 55 invented cert-ain new and useful Improve- Theframe of the machine, which is desigments in Oigarette-llflachines, ofwhich the t'olnated by 1, is provided at and near its front lowing is aspecification. end with bearings for the transverse parallel Io Thisinvention relates to that class of cigarshafts 2 and 3, carrying rollers4, over which ette-machines which are adapted to manufacpasses anendless belt 5, the upper portion of 6o ture cigarettes in continuouslength; and it which travels over the top of a table 6. The has for itsobject to construct a machine of latter is provided with side iianges orguards 7 Y this class which shall be simple, durable, and 8 designates aroller the shaft of which is effcientiu operation andin which mechanismjournaled in the flanges 7, said roller being shall be provided wherebythe supply of toarranged to press or bear against the upper 65baccoshallbe automatically regulated, so that surface of the endlessbelt 5. Directly in the cigarettes shall contain an even quantity rearof the roller 8 is arranged the revolving of tobacco and be free fromlumps and soft brush 9. yThe endless belt 5 constitutes the zo portionscaused by an oversupply of tobacco feeding-belt, upon which the loosetobacco is or an insufficient supply of the same. placed by theoperator. 7o

With these ends in view theinvention con- The roller 8 serves tocompress and comsists in the improved construction, arraugepact thetobacco, and the revolving brush 9 ment, and combination of'parts whichwill be has for its object to distribute the tobacco hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly evenly upon the endless belt.

pointed out in the claims. At the rear end of the table 6 is arranged 75In the drawings hereto anneXed,Figures 1, a vertically-movable roller10, the shaft of 1", and 1u are side elevations of our cigarettewhich isjournaled in suitable bearings in a machine. Figs. 2, 2b, and 2c areplan views 'yoke 11, which is suitably arranged in such a 3o of thesame. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view manner as to be capable ofmovingvertically.

showing the belt-shifting device. Fig. 4 is a The frame of the machinebelow the table 6 8o detail sectional View on line 4 4 of Fig. 2L. isprovided with bearings for vertical shafts Fig. 5 is a similar view online 5 5 of Fig. 2". 12 and 13, upon which are mounted the coni- Fig. 6is a plan View, partly in section, of' the cal pulleys 14 and 15. Theshaft 13 is also mechanism for applying the paste. Fig. 7 is providedwith a band-Wheel or pulley 16,

a rear elevat.ion,partlyin section. Fig. 8is a which may be driven by abelt 17 from any 85 transverse sectional view on line 8 8 of Fig.suitable source of power.

1". Fig. 9 is a similar view on line 9 9 of Fig. 18 and 19 represent apair of levers, which 1l. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional View on line'are suitably pivoted in the frame, and the 4o 10 1() of Fig. 1b. Fig.11 is a detail sectional meeting ends of which are-provided with segviewon line 1l 1l of Figli. Fig.12 isasimimental racks 20, meshing with eachother. 9o lar view on line 12 12 of Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a The outer endsof the levers 18 and 19 are view showing the box or casing 113,containprovided with fingers 21 engaging the belt or ing thecigarette-cutting mechanism, in an inband 22, which connects the conicalpulleys verted position and showing also the eccen- 14 and 15.

tric disk 108, supporting said box, mounted 23 is a bracket having aslotted arm 24, in 95 upon the shafts 107, thelatter being shownin whichis pivoted a link 25, the upper end of section. Fig. 14 is a detail viewof plate 109. which is pivotally connected with a lever 26. Fig. 15 is adetail sectional view on line 15 '15 The opposite end of the latter hasa laterallyextending stud 28, the outer end of which engages slot 29 inthe lever 18. A connectingrod 30 connects the yoke 11 with the lever 26.The ends of the link 25 are adjustably piv- 5 oted in their respectiveslots, in lorder that the throw of the lever 26 may be regulated as maybe desired. The upper end of the shaft 12, carrying the cone-pulley 14,is provided with a worm 31, meshing with a gear 32 upon the end of theshaft 3, thus transmitting motion to the said shaft and to the endlessbelt 5.

By the'meohanism which has been just described it will be seen that whentobacco is supplied to the machine to a rapidly or in too greatquantities the vertically-movable roller 10 will be raised or lifted.lever 26 which is connected by the stud 28 with the lever 18 will thusalso be lifted and the levers 18 and 19 will be manipulated to shift ormovethe belt 22 in an upward direction upon the cone-pulleys 14 and 15,the latter of which is mounted with its large end or base downward,while the former is inverted. The speed of the feed mechanism will thusbe instantly slackened. lf, on the other hand, there is an insufficientsupply of tobacco, the operation is reversed and the speed of the feedmechanism is instantly increased. It will thus be seen that by thismechanism the tobacco will be fed evenly and regularly under the roller10.

32u designates a supplementary feed-table, at the ends of which aremounted rollers 33, carrying an endless belt 34. Between the flanges 35of this table are mounted the pressure-roller 36'and revolvingdistributing-brush 37. -To the latter, as well as to the roller 8 andbrush 9, motion may be transmitted in any suitable manner from thedriving mechanism. The tobacco passing under the brush 37 will bedistributedl evenly and accurately over the surface of the feeding-belt34.

At the rear end of the table 32a is a spout or hopper 38, the mouth ofwhich is contracted so as to lit between the endless chains 39, by meansof which the tobacco is to be compacted into a continuous rod or fillerfor a cigarette. The said chains 39 are composed of links 40, suitablyconnected and provided in their opposing faces with semi-cylindricalgrooves or recesses 41, having sharp edges 42. The said chains aremounted upon horizontally-arranged wheels 43 and 44, the former of whichare grooved to accommodate the chains and the latter of which areprovided with teeth or sprockets 45 4to engage recesses 46 in the rearsides of the links 40, `which are thereby pre- The wheels 43 are ventedfrom slipping. placed a suitable distance apart, so as to space thechains 39 sutliciently to admit the spout ofthe hopper 38. The wheels 44are placed closely together, so as to press the sharp meeting edges ofthe links of the two chains 39 into. contact with each other.lntermediately between the wheels 43 and 44, at a point directly in rearof the hopper 38, idlers 47 are The end of ltheI arranged to press thechains 39 in the direction of each other.

In the frame or table of the machine, below the front ends of the chains39, are journaled a pair of shafts 48, carrying rollers 49, over whichpasses an endless belt 50, the upper portion of which travels over thetable 51 directly below the chains 39. The rear en'ds of the latter arecovered by a plate 52, between which and the table 51 the said chainsare closely fitted. The semicircular recesses in the said chains will thus, together with the table 51 and covering-plate 52, form a closepassage, in which the tobacco is gradually compressed until it issuesfrom the meeting ends of the chainsin the form of a cylindrical rod orfiller, which is now readyvto receive the paper cover.

The spool or roll from which the paper is supplied as a continuousribbon is suitably arranged under the table of the machine, as shown at53, and the ribbon 53h-is carried in an upward and rearward directionunder the wheels or pulleys 44. In rear of the said wheels is arranged aslightly-curved trough 54, over which the paper ribbon passes, so as toreceive the rod or filler as thelatter issues between the said wheels44.

Suitably mounted in the frame of the machine, in rear of the wheels 44,are two pairs of shafts 55 and 56, which are placed slantingly orinclined, with their upper ends tilted in an outward direction. Upon thesaid shafts are mounted the band-wheels or rollers 57 and 58, the formerof which are larger than the latter and are placeda greater distanceapart, so as toreceive the paper ribbon containing the filler from thetrough 54. The latter, being slightly curved, as above described, willimpart to the ribbon a slight curve as the latter enters between theendless belts 59, which are mounted upon the rollers 57 and 58. The rearends of the belts 59, passing over the rollers 58, are placed a distanceapart at their lower ends which is equal to the diameter of a cigarette.It will thus be seen that the belts 59 will serve to fold the edges ofthe IOO IIO

paper ribbon in an upward direction against the sides of the rod orller.

Suitably mounted upon the table or frame of the machine near the rearend of one of the belts 59 is a series of brackets 60, which are curvedover the upper edge of the belt 59 and serve to support a curved shieldor rider 61, which serves to fold one edge of the paper ribbon downagainst the rod or ller. ln order to retainl the paper in this position,an additional shield or rider may be suitably arranged in rear of therollers 55, so as to bear against the folded edge of the paper as thelatter issues between the endless belts 59. This additional rider,however, may be dispensed with when desired.

The frame or table of the machine is provided with grooves toaccommodate the lower edges of the endless belts 59, which latter arethus prevented from becoming entangled with the paper and injuring thesame. Between the belts 59 the bed of the table supporting the paper andtobacco is flat, as will be seen in Fig. 10 of the drawings. The lowerends of the shafts 55 are provided with bevel-pinions 62, meshing withpinions 63 upon a transverse shaft 64. The latter is provided at one endwith a gear-wheel 65, meshing with and receiving motion from agear-wheel 66 upon a transverse shaft 67, having pinions 68 meshing withpinions 69 upon the lower ends of the shafts 70, carrying thechain-wheels 44. The pinions 68 are placed on the outside of the pinions69, while the pinions 63 are placed on the inside of the pinions 62, sothat motion shall be transmitted in the propel' direction to the chains39 and belts 59. The shaft 67 is also to be provided with a band-wheel71, which is connected by a belt 72 with a pulley 73 upon acounter-shaft 74, which is suitably journaled in brackets 75, extendingupwardly from the sides of the frame of the machine. The counter-shaft74 is driven directly from the source of power, and it is provided witha wheel or pulley 7 6, from which motion is transmitted by a belt 77 toa pulley 78, mounted upon a short shaft 79, which has an additionalpulley 80, connected by the quarter-twisted .belt 17 with the pulley 16,to which motion is in this manner transmitted to drive the feed-belt 5.The belt 34 is driven from one of the transverse shafts 48. Therevolving brush37 may be driven directly from the counter-shaft 74, andthe revolving brush 9 may be driven from the counter-shaft 74. Thecarrying-belt 50 is driven from the gear-wheel 66 upon the shaft v67 byinterposing a pair of idlers 81 between the said gear-wheel 66 and aspur-wheel 82 upon one of the shafts 48, carrying the rollers 49, uponwhich the said belt is mounted.

The frame ofthe machineis provided in rear of the endless belts 59 withbearings for a pair of transverse shafts 83, carrying rollers 89,0verwhich passes an endless belt84, which is made of leather of aboutl'ive-eighths of an inch in thickness and which is provided with acentral semicircular groove 85. A similar belt 86, having agroove 87, ismounted upon rollers 88, the shafts of which 90 are suitably mounted inthe frame. The belt 86 is shorter than the belt 84, the rear portion ofwhich only is in contact with the said belt 86. The meeting faces of thesaid belts are in contact with each other, and the grooves and 87together form a cylindrical tubular passage. The two rear shafts 83 and90 are provided with gearwheels 91 and 92, meshing with each other, andmotion is thus transmitted to the upper shaft 90 from thelowershaft 83.The gearwheel 91a of the forward shaft 83 is driven by an idler 93,interposed between itself and the gear-wheel 65 upon the transverseshaft 64. The gear-wheel 94 in turn meshes with the gear-wheel 66 uponthe shaft 67, from which it receives motion. i

95 designates a paste-box, which is located adjacent to the front end ofthe belt 84. At each side of said paste-box is located a pulley 96, anda third pulley 97 is mounted in a `bracket 98, which extends over theedge of the belt 84. An endless band or ribbon 99, which is preferablymade of steel, is mounted to run over the pulleys 96 Vand 97 and throughslots 100 in the sides of the paste-box, where the said band thusreceivesacoating of paste. The shaft of one of the pulleys 96 carries anadditional pulley 101, whichis connected by a band 102 with a pulley 103upon the transverse shaft 64, from which the endless pastingband is thusdriven. A bracket 104, extending over the opposite edge of the belt 84,carries an idle-pulley 105, which simply serves to retain thepartially-finished cigarette in the groove 85 of said belt. The unfoldededge of the paper receives by contact withA the endless pasting-band alight coating of paste, and it is subsequently folded down over the edgewhich has previously been folded by a suitable brush 106, which isextended over the edge of the belt 84 directly in front of thesuperimposed belt 86.` The latter, in connection with the belt 84,serves to compress and to iinish the cigarette. An annularly-groovedguide-roller,`as 162, may be arranged in front of the belt 86 to guidethe cigarette between the latter and the belt 84.

On issuing from the belts 84 and.86 the cigarette is to be cutintopieces of properslength, and this cutting operation is performed bymechanism which we shall new proceed to describe.

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SSuitably mounted in the frame of the mal chine adjacent to the rearends of the belts 84 and 86 are a pair of vertical shafts 107, the upperends of which carry eccentric disks 108. eating plate, which is mountedto slide in suitable bearings, which may be dovetailed to retain thesaid plate in position. The plate 109 is provided ywith slots 110,rengaging the eccentrics 108, which will thus serve to impart areciprocating motion to the said plate. The shafts 107 are gearedtogether `by aninterposed idler 107, so as to rotate in unison. Thereciprocating plate 109 is provided with brackets 111, carrying theguide-tubes 112, the front ends of which are made slightly daring orfunnel-shaped for receiving the cigarettes.

113 is a box having circular holes 108 in its bottom, wherein fitloosely the eccentrics 108. The box stands above the reciprocating plate109 and carries a transverse shaft 114, having an eccentric 115, uponwhich is mounted a strap 116, having an arm or connectingrod 117, whichis pivotally connected with an arm 118, extending downwardly from arockshaft 119, which is journaled in one of the upper corners of thebox. The rock-shaft 119 has an additional arm 120 extending through aslot 121 in the box and carrying a curved knife or cutter 122, whichextends between the guide-tubes 112. One end of the shaft 109 designatesa longitudinally-recipro- IIO 114, which extends through the side of theboX,is provided with a pulley 123, which may be driven by a band 124,passing over suitable guide-pulleys 125 to a pulley 120 upon thecounter-shaft, the guide-pulleys 125 being sufficiently remote from thelpulley 123 to allow the belt to yield slightly as the plate and boxmove, and thus not interrupt the rotation of the shaft 114. Shafts 107may be suitably geared to gear-wheel 01 upon shaft 83.

By the mechanism which has just been described it will be seen that onlya longitudinal reciprocating motion is imparted to the plate 109, whileto the box 113 a curvilinear motion is imparted by the eccentrics, whichextend through its bottom. The speed of the said plate and box whichhave these different movements in unison is so gaged as to correspondwith the speed at which the cigarette issues between the belts 84 and8b'. To the knife or cutter 122 a rapid vibratory motion is imparted,which enables it to cut through the cigarette whenever by the motionv ofthe box the said cutter is carried into contact therewith. The cuttingmechanism, it will thus be seen, moves along with the cigarette whilethe latter is being severed, and the length of the pieces that are cutoff may be determined by the degree to which the disks 108 are mountedeccentrically upon the shafts 107. f

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of our improvedcigarette-machine will be readily understood. The loose tobacco isplaced by the operator upon the feed-belt 5, by which it is conveyedunder the roller 10 to the belt 34, said roller 10 serving to actuatethe mechanism whereby the quantity of tobacco permitted to pass overonto the belt 34 is regulated. The tobacco then passes under the roller36 and brush 37, whereby it is evenly distributed over the surface ofthe belt 34. From the latter the tobacco passes through the hopper 38 tothe endless chains 39, which serve to compress and compact the tobaccointo the continuous rod, which, on issuing from said chains, isdelivered upon the paper ribbon. T he latter, by the action of theinclined belts 59 and the shield or rider 61, is partially folded uponthe filler, and the unfolded edge is subsequently supplied with pastefrom the band 99. The brush 10G next serves to fold the pasted edge ofthe paper upon the edge which has been previously folded, andthe endlessgrooved belts 84 and 86 serve to compress and carry forward thecigarette, which is finally cut by the mechanism described above intopieces of the desired length.

Suitable covers are to be provided at the proper places to protect theoperating parts of the machine. Such covers are especially to be appliedover the revolving brushes 9 and 37, in order to prevent the saidbrushes from scattering the tobacco.

Vhile we have in the foregoing described what we consider to be thepreferred construction of our cigarette-macl1ine,we desire it to beunderstood that we reserve the right to any modifications which may beresorted to Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. In a cigarette-machine, thecombination of the endless feed-belt, a pressure-roller, and a revolvingbrush larranged above and in contact with the said belt, avertically-movable roller mounted above the delivery end of the saidbelt, the conical pulleys connected by an endless belt, a worm mountedupon the'shaft of one of said pulleys, a gear-wheel mounted upon theshaftof one of the rollers carrying the feed-belt and meshing with saidworm, and belt-shifting mechanism actuated by the vertically-movableroller to regulate the speed of the feed-belt, substantially as setforth.

2. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the feed-belt, avertically-movable roller arranged above the delivery end of saidfeedbelt and adapted to press against the tobacco passing over thelatter, and mechanism for regulating the speed of the feed-belt actuatedby said vertically-movable roller to decrease the speed when the rolleris elevated, and vice versa, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In a cigarette-machine, the combination of a .feed-belt, thevertically-movable roller mounted in a suitable yoke, the cone-pulleys,the belt connecting the latter, a pair of levers having fingers engagingthe belt Connecting said cone-pulleys and provided with segmen-l talracks meshing with each other, a lever connected pivotally andadjustably with a link which is mounted pivotally and adjustably in aslot in a suitable bracket, a connection between the said lever and theverticallymovable yoke carrying the roller, and a stud 'adjustablyconnecting the free end of said lever with one of the belt-shiftinglevers, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. In a cigarette-machine, the horizontallyarranged endless chainscomposed of links having grooved opposing faces provided with IOO IIO

sharp meeting edges held in contact with each other for aportion of thelength of the chains and arranged to receive between them the tobaccofrom the feed-belt and to compress or compact the tobacco into acontinuous rod or filler, substantially as herein set forth.

5. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with thehorizontally-arranged endless chains composed of grooved links, of thesu pporting wheels or disks, two of which are provided with sprockets toengage recesses in the rear sides of the links, the supporting-table,the idlers arranged to force the said chains into contact with eachother, an endless band arranged under the front ends of said chains,which are spread apart, a hopper-arranged to supply tobacco between thefront ends of the chains, and a top plate forming a cover for the rearends of the latter, substantially as set forth.

.6. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the mechanism forforming the rod or filler and the paper-supply, of the endlessfolding-belts mounted upon slanting or inc hned rollers, the upper endsof which are tilted in an outward direction, and means for drawing thepaper, carrying the paper and the rod or ller. between saidfolding-belts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the curvedguide-trough, the means for forming and feeding the rod or filler, andthe papersupply, of the endless foldingbelts mounted upon slanting'orinclined rollers, the f ront ends of said belts being spaced to receivethe paper ribbon upon which the rod or filler of tobacco has been placedand the rear ends of said belts being spaced at their lower edges adistance apart equal to the diameter of the cigarette, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

vS. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the endlessfolding-belts mounted upon slantlng or inclined rollers, of the curvedguide-trough, and the supporting-table havmg grooves to receive thelower edges of said belts, substantially as and for the purpose hereinset forth. l

9. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the endless grooved chainsarranged horinontally and adapted to compress the tobacco into acontinuous rod or ller, the curved trough or supporting-plate arrangedat the delivery ends of said chains and adapted to guide the paperribbon under the rod or filler as the latter issues from between thesaid chains and to impart to the said paper ribbon a preliminary fold orcurve, and the endless folding-belts mounted upon slanting or inclinedrollers, the rear ones of which are placed more closely together thanthe front pue; substantially as and for the'purpose set l0. Inacigarette-machine, the combination of the folding-belts mounted uponslanting or inclined rollers, the rear ones of which are placed moreclosely together than the front ones, and a curved shield or ridersupported upon suitable brackets between the rear ends of saidfolding-belts to fold one edge of the paper ribbon over the rod orfiller, substantially as set forth.

ll. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of an endlesssupporting-belt having a semicireular groove to receive thepartially-finished cigarette as it issues from between thefolding-belts, an endless metallic band mounted upon suitablesupporting-pulleys, a pastebox the sides of which are provided withslots for the passage of said band, and suitable operating mechanism,one of the supporting pulleys of said endless band being journaled upona bracket extending over the supporting-belt to hold the said endlessband in contact with the unfolded edge of the paper ribbon by which therod or filler is partially enveloped, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

l2. In a cigarette-machine,the combination, with the groovedsupporting-belt, of an endless pasting-band mounted uponsuitably-arranged pulleys, the paste-box having slotted sides for thepassage of said band, and a Wheel or idler mounted in a bracketextending over the edge of the supporting-belt, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

13. In a cigarette-machine, the combination of the endlesssupporting-belt havinga semicircular groove, and the superimposedcorrespondingly-grooved carrying-belt the under face of which is incontact with the upper face of the supporting-belt, and the pasting andfolding mechanism, said mechanism comprising, essentially, the paste-box having slotted sides, the endless band mounted upon suitablerollers holding it in contact with the unfolded edge of the paper coverof the cigarette, and the folding-brush, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

I4. In a cigarette machine, the cutting mechanism comprising alongitudinally-reciprocating plate carrying a pair of guidetubes, and abox moving on said plat-e in a curvilinear path and carrying arock-shaft provided with an outwardly-extending arm.V

having a knife or cutter, and mechanism for operating the saidreciprocating plate and boX and for imparting motion independently t0the rock-shaft carrying Vthe knife or cutter, substantially as setforth.

15. In a cigarette-machine, the combination, with the eccentries IOS,moving in unison, and the plate 109, having slots 110 engaging saideccentrics, said plate carrying the guide-tubes, of the longitudinallyand laterally reciprocating box mounted on said plate and carrying avibrating cutter, and mechanisms for independently operating the saidbox and cutter, substantially as set forth.

16. In acigarette-machine,the combination, with the eccentries 10S,moving in unison, the plate 109, mounted in guides longitudinal of themachine and having lateral slots 110, through which said eccentriesproject, and aligned guide-tubes on said plate, of a box resting on saidplate and having holes in its bottom loosely litting said eccentrics, arockshaft journaled in the box and supporting a knife, a pulley on saidshaft, and a belt leading from said pulley upwardly to a source of powerat some distance above the plate and box, substantially as described.

17. In a cigarette-machine,thecombination, with the mechanism forfeeding the tobacco and the paper ribbon for compressing the tobaccointo a cylindrical rod or filler .and for folding and pasting the paperwrapper, of a pair of vertical shafts arranged at the delivery end ofthemachine and having eccentric disks at their upper ends, mechanism forro- ICO IIO

tating the said shafts in unison, a longitudil In testimony that Weclaim the foregoing as nally-reeiprocatng plate having transverse ourown we have hereto afxed our signatures slots engaged bythe saidecoentries, supportin presence of two witnesses.

ing and guiding devices for the said plate, and

5 a box mounted upon and moved in a curvilin- SAMUEL I-I. THOMPSON.

ear path by the said eecentries above the re- EU OLID M. COOKE.oiplooating plate and having avibiating knife or cutter, and mechanismfor operating the Witnesses: same, substantially as and for the purposeJ. H. SIGGERS,

ro herein shown and specified. E. G. SIGGERS.

